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Want to get away from it all? So did the protagonists of these vexing vacations, rotten retreats and regrettable reunions... Perfect for the 'just one more page' reader.
The Retreat

Mark Edwards - Thomas & Mercer
Format: Paperback

A missing child. A desperate mother. And a house full of secrets.Two years ago, Julia lost her family in a tragic accident. Her husband drowned trying to save their daughter, Lily, in the river near their rural home. But the little girl's body was never found - and Julia believes Lily...
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One by One

Ruth Ware - Gallery/Scout Press
Format: Book

Getting snowed in at a beautiful, rustic mountain chalet doesn't sound like the worst problem in the world, especially when there's a breathtaking vista, a cozy fire, and company to keep you warm. But what happens when that company is eight of your coworkers ... and you can't...
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The Hunting Party: A Novel

LUCY FOLEY - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

Everyone's invited...everyone's a suspect...For fans of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a shivery, atmospheric, page-turning novel of psychological suspense in the tradition of Agatha Christie, in which a group of old college friends are snowed in at a hunting lodge . . . and murder and mayhem...
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Searching for Sylvie Lee: A Novel

Jean Kwok - William Morrow
Format: Book

A poignant and suspenseful drama that untangles the complicated ties binding three women - two sisters and their mother - in one Chinese immigrant family and explores what happens when the eldest daughter disappears, and a series of family secrets emerge, from the New York Times bestselling...
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All These Beautiful Strangers: A Novel

ELIZABETH KLEHFOTH - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

A young woman haunted by a family tragedy is caught up in a dangerous web of lies and deception involving a secret society in this highly charged, addictive psychological thriller that combines the dishy gamesmanship of Gossip Girl with the murky atmosphere of The Secret History.One summer...
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The Guest List: A Novel

Lucy Foley - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

On an island off the coast of Ireland, guests gather to celebrate two people joining their lives together as one. The groom: handsome and charming, a rising television star. The bride: smart and ambitious, a magazine publisher. Its a wedding for a magazine, or for a celebrity: the designer...
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The Last House Guest

Megan Miranda - Simon & Schuster
Format: Book

Littleport, Maine, has always felt like two separate towns: an ideal vacation enclave for the wealthy, whose summer homes line the coastline; and a simple harbor community for the year-round residents whose livelihoods rely on service to the visitors.

Typically, fierce friendships...
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Bring Me Back: A Novel

B A PARIS - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

THE NEW TWISTY, GRIPPING READ FROM B. A. PARIS, THE AUTHOR OF THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLING NOVELS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS AND THE BREAKDOWN"We're in a new Golden Age of suspense writing now, because of amazing books like Bring Me Back,...
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The Farm: A Novel

Joanne Ramos - Random House
Format: Book

Nestled in New York's Hudson Valley is a luxury retreat boasting every amenity: organic meals, private fitness trainers, daily massages - and all of it for free. In fact, you're paid big money to stay here - more than you've ever dreamed of. The catch? For nine months, you cannot...
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The Missing American

Kwei Quartey - Soho Crime
Format: Book

When her dreams of rising through the police ranks like her late father crash around her, 26-year-old Emma Djan is unsure what will become of her life in Accra. Through a sympathetic former colleague, Emma gets an interview with a private detective agency tracking down missing persons,...
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Nine Perfect Strangers

Liane Moriarty - Flatiron Books
Format: Book

Nine people gather at a remote health resort. Some are here to lose weight, some are here to get a reboot on life, some are here for reasons they can't even admit to themselves. Amidst all of the luxury and pampering, the mindfulness and meditation, they know these ten days might involve...
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The French Girl

Lexie Elliott - Berkley
Format: Book

Everyone has a secret...

They were six university students from Oxford - friends and sometimes more than friends - spending an idyllic week together in a French farmhouse. It was supposed to be the perfect summer getaway...until they met Severine, the girl next door.
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